Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photocell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-cell
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A photoelectric cell.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English cell English photocell From photo- + cell.

Inflected Forms

photocells (plural) photo-cell (alternative)

Synonyms

photoelectric cell photoconductive cell electric eye magic eye

Questions

What does photocell mean?: A photoelectric cell.
Where does photocell come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English cell English photocell From photo- + cell.

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